SOLUTION: What do I do here? 2xsquared+17x+21 Thank you

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Question 30320: What do I do here? 2xsquared+17x+21 Thank you
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well...what would you like to do here?
You can't solve this since the there is no equation!
The only thing you can do is to factor this expression, so let's do that!
Factor the expression:
2x%5E2%2B17x%2B21
Start with %282x+%2B+m%29%28x+%2B+n%29 Now you need to have m and n such that:
(m)(n) = 21 and 2m+n = 17 or m+2n = 17
Try m =3 and n = 7
(3)(7) = 21 OK
2(3)+7 = 6 + 7 = 13 No good.
3 + 2(7) = 3 + 14 = 17 OK
2x%5E2%2B17x%2B21+=+%282x%2B3%29%28x%2B7%29 That'll do it.